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Image from a fashion shoot featuring a V-neck blouse with cold shoulders, diamond cut-outs, and an Obi wrap-style belt. Photographed against a marina and a body of water in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten…

Client newsletter that takes a view to the future via LMW's Spacewear collection. Fabrics offered are simple solids and designs more basic than previous collections, thus function over form dictates this season. The concluding editorial muses…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a two-piece ensemble. Buttoned, crotch-length shirt with notched collar and safari-style pockets; and above-knee wrap skirt. Photographed against a boat in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a three-piece ensemble. Unstructured jacket with 3/4-length sleeves, top, and A-line midi skirt. Photographed in an unknown studio near a chest of drawers. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include…

On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of photograph, printing instructions, and miscellaneous information.

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a belted two-piece ensemble. Double-breasted shirt with notched collar and midi skirt. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of photograph…

Client newsletter promoting imported loden coats and Italian knit sweaters. Only one piece is from LMW: a "soft shirt." Concluding this edition is an editorial on duties imposed by Canada Customs and the logic of the mechanisms in place.

Client newsletter highlighting specially ordered fabric panels from Lontex of Paris, France, with the intention of creating custom garments. A rough sketch of an evening dress is provided to stimulate the senses. Page 2 features ready-to-wear…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a belted, layered maxi dress with mid-length sleeves. Photographed in a park-like setting, likely in the Bloedel Conservatory, in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten notes that…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a dress and coat ensemble in beige. Belted midi-length dress with round neckline. Open-style, mid-calf length swing coat with raglan sleeves. Photographed against a door with stained glass windows in the Greater…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a patterned, V-neckline dress with bishop sleeves; matching belt; and a shell top underneath. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of…

Client newsletter that briefly introduces three garments in addition to LMW's newest illustrator and sales associate, Bonnie Schmaus. Readers are informed that LMW was the first to carry FOGAL stockings in North America four years ago—an "…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a dark pink blouse with a round neck and possibly dolman sleeves tucked into a teal knee-length tube skirt with an extra wide waistband. Both include matching rosettes sewn in place. Photographed outside a…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a three-piece ensemble. V-neck blouse; classic, pleated, straight pants; and unstructured, crotch-length jacket. Photographed in the Bloedel Conservatory. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a striped blouse with an Edwardian-inspired collar and kimono-style sleeves, pencil skirt, and belt. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a floral lace midi dress with 3/4-length poet-like sleeves and high neckline. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of photograph,…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a slip-style dress with an asymmetrical novelty-style belt. Photographed in an unknown studio. Accompanying the model is a man in formalwear with his face blurred out. On the reverse are handwritten notes that…

Client newsletter highlighting the coming season's most innovative designs including palazzo pants. Of note in this edition is the emphasis on unique fabrics such as water-resistant Taroni silk, ultasuede, Racine jersey, and Swiss cotton voile…

Image from a fashion shoot feauturing a scoop neck t-shirt with elbow-length cuffed sleeves and striped clam digger pants. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of photograph…

Client newsletter primarily photographed on location near Granville Island, Vancouver due to the nautical-inspired garments. Included in this collection are loden coats and two-piece suits, and a belted two-piece dress. Readers are reminded of LMW…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a two-piece colour block dress with dolman sleeves and accordion-pleated midi skirt. Photographed in an unknown studio. Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character is superimposed on the image. On the reverse…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a belted, patterned midi dress with a V-neck and 3/4-length sleeves. Photographed indoors against stained glass windows in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring an ensemble comprised of a cape with pockets, scarf, and wrap-style midi skirt. Photographed in front of the storefront of Alex Fraser Galleries. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a collarless blouse, unstructured 3/4 length jacket, and Victor Vasarely op art pencil skirt. Photographed in front of a hydroelectric dam in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. On the reverse are…

Image from a fashion shoot featuring a belted, striped, and patterned midi dress with a ruffle collar and ruffled long sleeves. Photographed in an unknown studio. On the reverse are handwritten notes that may include the model’s name, date of…